Classroom

Ergonomic stability balls are producing remarkable results in
classrooms. In addition to the usual benefits of core
strengthening and better posture, teachers have reported
improvement in students’ ability to focus, take notes and engage
in class discussions while sitting on exercise balls. Active sitting leads
to increased brain stimulation, alertness and learning ability.

Neurophysiologist and educator, Carla Hannaford, Ph.D. author
of Smart Moves – Why Learning is Not All in Your Head states:

"The more closely we consider the elaborate interplay of brain
and body, the more clearly one compelling theme emerges;
movement is essential to learning. Movement awakens and
activates many of our mental capacities. Movement integrates and
anchors new information and experience into our neural
networks."

Exercise balls are especially effective for students who
suffer from attention deficit disorder because the ball provides
the bounce which gives them an outlet to release pent up energy.